Donna Crow

Donna Fletcher Crow, who lives in Boise with her husband of 46 years, is the mother of four adult children, grandmother of 10 and author of thirty-some books, mostly novels dealing with the history of British Christianity. Her best known book is the epic historical novel Glastonbury, The Novel of Christian England, published in 2000 by Crossway Books. She has also written nonfiction, including Seasons of Prayer, Rediscovering Classic Prayers Through the Christian Calendar, published by Beacon Hill Press in 2000.

After almost 10 years in the publishing wilderness Donna is reentering the fray with The Monastery Murders, a series of ecclesiastical mysteries featuring Felicity Howard, an American woman studying for the Anglican priesthood in a monastery in remote Yorkshire. When Felicity's favorite monk is bludgeoned to death she finds herself learning about a lot more than theoretical theology. A Very Private Grave, the first in the series will be released by Monarch Books (Lion Hudson) in May 2010 in the UK and next Sept. in the US by Kregel Books.

She says, "I write historical novels and contemporaries that draw heavily on historical background, because I believe it is vitally important that people, especially Christians, not lose touch with our rich historical heritage. Those who have gone before us have worked too hard and suffered too much to preserve the faith for us to forget their stories. Reading of the working of the Holy Spirit in ages past can inspire and strengthen us for our own challenging times."

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